Etymology

Sardonian

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Today it means: Sardonic. Full definition →

Latin sardonius ← Ancient Greek Σαρδόνιος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣαρδόνιος“Sardinian”
  2. Latin · derived fromsardonius
  3. English todaySardonian

From Latin sardonius, from Ancient Greek Σαρδόνιος (Sardónios, “Sardinian”), earlier σαρδάνιος (sardánios).

Words from the same roots

Latinsardonius all →

sardonic

Ancient GreekΣαρδόνιος all →

sardonic

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